This AI skill utilises the OpenAlex API to assist users in accessing and managing comprehensive academic metadata. Designed for integration with AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex, this skill simplifies the retrieval and exploration of scholarly works, enabling efficient academic research.
What this skill does
Retrieves academic papers, articles, and other scholastic works.
Gathers detailed information about researchers, author profiles, and institutions.
Tracks and organises citations, including what a paper references and who has cited it.
Discovers related academic works or topics.
Looks up academic metadata using identifiers such as DOI, ORCID, or OpenAlex ID.
Analyses publication trends and research metrics.
Who it is for
This skill is ideal for developers and teams utilising AI coding agents who require efficient access to academic resources, including researchers, educators, and data scientists focusing on academic trends and bibliometric analysis.
Use cases
Supporting researchers to quickly source literature relevant to their field.
Enabling educators to exemplify scientific citation and research networks in their teaching.
Assisting data scientists with exploring and visualising trends in academic publishing.
Facilitating librarians in conducting comprehensive literature reviews and managing institutional research data.
Technical details
This AI skill operates through a Command Line Interface (CLI) using the OpenAlex API. Proper functionality requires the CLI to be installed and configured with an API key. Comprehensive initial setup guidelines are provided to ensure seamless integration. The OpenAlex skill categorises retrieved data into eight entity types, such as ‘works’, ‘authors’, and ‘sources’, to organise and present academic information effectively.
Source & Licence
This package is built on open-source work published by Out-bloodspavin173 (Out-bloodspavin173/openalex-skill) and distributed under MIT. The original licence text and copyright notice are included in your download.
Personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted, provided the original copyright and licence notice are retained.
Your purchase covers curation, licence verification, packaging, documentation and instant delivery. It does not grant exclusive rights to the underlying open-source code, which remains available under its original licence.
Delivery & Support
Delivery: instant — a secure download link is emailed to you as soon as payment is confirmed.
Format: ZIP archive containing the skill files, documentation and the original licence.
Updates: updates are included only where stated on this page.
Refunds
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